How to check if today is Monday in Python [duplicate]

Question

How would I write a statement that says:

If today is Monday, then run this function.

My thoughts are:

if datetime.now().day == Monday:
     run_report()

But I know this is not the right way to do it. How would I properly do this?

Answer 1

You can use date.weekday() like this:

from datetime import date

# If today is Monday (aka 0 of 6), then run the report
if date.today().weekday() == 0:
    run_report()

Answer 2

import datetime as dt

dt.date.today().isoweekday() == 1  # 1 = Monday, 2 = Tues, etc.